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Will Israel be held accountable for its actions in Gaza? | Israel War on Gaza

Outcry after the discovery of mass graves in two Gaza hospitals. Hundreds of bodies have been found in mass graves in Gaza after Israeli forces withdrew from the Nasser and al-Shifa medical compounds they had besieged for weeks, according to Palestinian authorities. The Palestinian Civil Defence says there is evidence the Israeli army committed crimes […]

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Photos: Pro-Palestinian protests spread at US universities | Israel War on Gaza News

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Spiralling pro-Palestinian protests that are rocking universities across the United States have spread to more campuses, triggering suggestions from a senior Republican leader that the National Guard could be brought in. The comments from House Speaker Mike Johnson are likely to evoke strong emotions in a country where the 1970 killing by National Guardsmen of

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Deadly floods wreak havoc in Kenya’s capital | Climate Crisis News

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Storms and flash floods turned roads into gushing rivers and swamped homes with waist-high muddy water across the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, killing at least 10 people. The East Africa region has been lashed by relentless downpours in recent weeks, as the El Nino weather pattern exacerbates the seasonal rainfall. Across Nairobi, vehicles were stranded in

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Flooding Inundates Kenya, Killing at Least 32 and Displacing Thousands

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Days of torrential rains have pummeled parts of Kenya, leaving at least 32 dead, 15 injured and more than 40,000 people displaced, according to officials. The flooding has killed nearly 1,000 farm animals and destroyed thousands of acres of crops, with more rain expected across the country in the coming days. The rains began in

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How can we reduce global food insecurity? | Hunger

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New report warns that 282 million people faced acute hunger last year. Hunger around the world has reached alarming levels, according to a new multi-agency report on global food insecurity. For the fifth year, acute food insecurity has increased, impacting hundreds of millions of people. The issue is posing a major challenge to the United

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Houthis Hit US Warship, Other Vessels In Military Attack

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Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen said they targeted the Maersk Yorktown cargo ship and an American warship destroyer in the Gulf of Aden, as well as targeting the Israeli ship MSC Veracruz in the Indian Ocean, the group’s military spokesman Yahya Sarea said Wednesday in a televised speech. The U.S. Maritime Administration said the Houthis have launched

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Life Before Land | Documentary

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Distant weather warnings are now full-on alerts in Bangladesh as it faces the brutal effect of climate change. Bangladesh is a country severely affected by man-made climate change. Located at the foot of the Himalayas and facing an open delta, it is increasingly battered by devastating typhoons and severe flooding. Life Before Land explores how

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Runaway military horses race through London, with one seemingly covered in blood

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LONDON — Two British military horses — one of them apparently covered in blood — were seen Wednesday galloping loose and riderless through central London. The animals broke free during regular exercises, and a number of people and horses were injured during the incident at the heart of the British capital, according to a statement

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Athens turns orange under North Africa’s Sahara dust clouds | In Pictures News

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Athens turned orange as winds deposited sand from North Africa on the Greek capital. Skies over southern Greece turned an orange hue on Tuesday as dust clouds blown across the Mediterranean Sea engulfed the Acropolis and other Athens landmarks. Strong winds carried the dust from the Sahara Desert, giving the atmosphere of the capital a

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Parallel economy: How Russia is defying the West’s boycott | Russia-Ukraine war

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When Moscow resident Zoya, 62, was planning a trip to Italy to visit her daughter last August, she saw the perfect opportunity to buy the Apple Watch she had long dreamed of owning. Officially, Apple does not sell its products in Russia. The California-based tech giant was one of the first companies to announce it

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